San Rafael armed robbery suspect arrested after shooting near Seattle

A San Rafael robbery suspect who fired a gun at a group of employees last month was arrested after a shooting near Seattle, police said Thursday.

Clarence Herman Wright, who allegedly shot two men in Tukwila, Wash., is being held in lieu of $4 million bail at the King County Jail. Wright was also shot during the incident.

Wright will remain in Washington state until his case is adjudicated, and then he will be brought to Marin to face charges, said San Rafael police spokeswoman Margo Rohrbacher.

The San Rafael robbery occurred Jan. 19 at Variedades Cellular, a cell phone and check-cashing business at 26 Medway Road in the Canal area, police said. Three employees were in the store when the gunman entered and demanded money.

As the workers retreated to a back room with bulletproof glass, the robber tried to follow them and fired his gun, narrowly missing one of the workers. The robber fled right after firing the gun, and no injuries or losses were reported.

After San Rafael police disseminated surveillance video from the attack, investigators received numerous tips that helped them identify the suspect as Wright, a 35-year-old Vallejo resident, Rohrbacher said.

Police recently obtained a $2 million warrant charging him with attempted robbery, assault with a firearm, and felon in possession of a firearm.

While San Rafael police were trying to find Wright, they learned he was in custody for a shooting Monday in Washington state. Police said he shot a man and the man's 20-year-old son and fled, but was later tracked down by a police search dog.

The victims' wounds are not life-threatening.

Wright was shot in the shoulder during the incident, and he was treated at a hospital before being booked into jail.

Wright has prior convictions for assault and robbbery in Washington state, said Judi Feliciano, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Corrections.